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Adieu, Vanne Castine; to see you again ver' happy, Vanne Castine. Ha, that is what you get in Bon'venture. Who say 'God bless you' in New York! They say 'Damn you! yes, I know. "Where have you a church so warm, so ver' nice, and everybody say him mass and God-have-mercy? Where you fin' it like that leetla place on de hill in Bon'venture? Yes.
"There's no one to laugh why should I make fun of you?" he asked, jeeringly, in English, for his English was almost as good as his French, save in the turn of certain idioms. "Come, my little punchinello, tell me, now, why have you come back?" Castine laughed bitterly. "Ha, ha, why do I come back? I'll tell you." He sucked at his pipe. "Bon'venture is a good place to come to-yes.
But first, when you die, we will put you way down in de leetla warm house in de ground, on de side of de hill, in de Parish of Bon'venture, because it is de only place for a gipsy like Vanne Castine. "You ask me-ah!
"You you what have you got to do with the Revolution? with Papineau?" "Pah! do you think a Lavilette is the only patriot! Papineau is my friend, and " "Your friend " "My friend. I am carrying his message all through the parishes. Bon'venture is the last almost. The great General Papineau sends you a word, Nic Lavilette here." He drew from his pocket a letter and handed it over.
I have learn how to speak English; I have lose all my money when I go to play a game of cards. I go back to de circus; de circus smash; I have no pay. I take dat damn bear Michael as my share yes. I walk trough de State of New York, all trough de State of Maine to Quebec, all de leetla village, all de big city yes. I learn dat damn funny song to sing to Michael. Ha, why do I come to Bon'venture?
But first, when you die, we will put you way down in de leetla warm house in de ground, on de side of de hill, in de Parish of Bon'venture, because it is de only place for a gipsy like Vanne Castine. "You ask me-ah!
"There's no one to laugh why should I make fun of you?" he asked, jeeringly, in English, for his English was almost as good as his French, save in the turn of certain idioms. "Come, my little punchinello, tell me, now, why have you come back?" Castine laughed bitterly. "Ha, ha, why do I come back? I'll tell you." He sucked at his pipe. "Bon'venture is a good place to come to-yes.
There is anoser place in Bon'venture, ver' nice place yes, ha! On de side of de hill. You have small-pox, scarlet fev', difthere; you get smash your head, you get break your leg, you fall down, you go to die. Ha, who is there in all de worl' like M'sieu' Vallier, the Cure?
Adieu, Vanne Castine; to see you again ver' happy, Vanne Castine. Ha, that is what you get in Bon'venture. Who say 'God bless you' in New York! They say 'Damn you! yes, I know. "Where have you a church so warm, so ver' nice, and everybody say him mass and God-have-mercy? Where you fin' it like that leetla place on de hill in Bon'venture? Yes.
"You you what have you got to do with the Revolution? with Papineau?" "Pah! do you think a Lavilette is the only patriot! Papineau is my friend, and " "Your friend " "My friend. I am carrying his message all through the parishes. Bon'venture is the last almost. The great General Papineau sends you a word, Nic Lavilette here." He drew from his pocket a letter and handed it over.
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